Our awards are based on accomplishments and building self esteem and meeting class and individual goals. ****ATTENDANCE. Perfect attendance. ***STATE TESTING…Our 4th graders will all receive a certificate because the class received the Standard of Excellence Achieving on the Mathematic Kansas Accessment test. *****Perfect Spelling certificates…and anyone missing only five or less get certificates…, we sponsor a school spelling bee contest. Anyone who participates gets a certificate. The top five go to the county spelling bee and get certificates and they get county spelling bee certificates. We have had students go on to the state spelling bee contest. ***READING.. Book-It certificates to all who completed the requirements each month. Accelerated Reading certificate for meeting certain goals. Rising Reader, Super Reader, Advanced Reader, Star Reader, and Classic Reader…..****MATH.. Accelerated Math certificates. Click on certificates and it prints the students name and goal reach on a very nice certificate. (all you need to do is click and print)…Mad Minutes. Second grade ---addition and subtraction Mad Minute certificates with number of problems correct in one minute. 3rd grade get Mad Minute certificates for addition, subtraction and multiplication. 4th grade get Mad Minute certificates for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. ****AUTHOR… First, Second, 3rd and 4th all get author certificates. First grade and Second grade.. four pages 8x10 top half they draw a picture and bottom half they write one or two sentences. Cover Title, by students name, date, a picture about the book. Glue the cover on construction paper. Laminate the front and back and bind. 3rd grade made an ABC book for their mothers. They wrote one thing about their mother for each letter. Cover –title, by students name and a photo of the student. 4th grade. Cover—title, by, date, picture about the book. Story must have an introduction, plot and conclusion. They have an index. Everybody gets an authors certificate for writing a book. Not which one is the best but because they wrote a book and every book and every author is different and that is what makes their book unique. PE teacher gives awards for participating in track meets, president awards to students completing the requirements, and etc. Music teacher has certificates for music, Band teacher has band awards. We sponsor a music contest and invite schools to come. http://www.kidbibs.com/awards/card.htm

Whoopers Award: for the best storytelling.
Milky Way Award: for the class daydreamer
Mr. Goodbar Award: for the student who exhibits the good
qualities of friendship
Jolly Rancher Award: for the person always telling jokes
Nestle Crunch Award: an alternative to pencil chewing
Skor Award: for athletes in the class
Dove Award: for the class peacmaker
Symphony Award: for anyone musical
Butterfinger Award: for the person who broke the most
things accidentaly
Bit-O-Honey Award: for someone very sweet
Baby Ruth Award: for baseball-minded person
Teddy Grahams Award: for the most huggable
Almond Joy Award: for the person who is always happy
Hershey's Kisses Award: for the class flirtPayday Award: for someone who always forgets his lunch money
Lifesavers Award: for the person who is always helping
someone in need
Laffy Taffy Award: or someone weet disposition
Gummy Bears Award: for a very lovableho is always laughing
Sweet Tarts Award: for having a sw child
Spree Award: for someone who loves to shop
Kit Kat Award: for the student alawys at the teacher's side
Nutrageous Award: for an outstanding personality
Ouch Bubble Gum Award: for the one who got hurt the most
Three Musketeers Award: for the one always with the group
Snickers Award: for having an outstanding sense of humor
Zero Math Award: - for outstanding performance in Math
Gummy Worms Award: for being the class wiggler

I always give awards to the children depending on their quirks or personality. For instance, I had a child who never came to school on Monday, so, he got the "School begins on Monday?' award. The kids love them. They never know what they will get.